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The quest to live forever has fascinated humans for millennia. The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 4,000 years ago, follows a king who searches the world for a plant that…

I’m a big fan of oil pulling. I’ve shared before how I started this age-old practice and why I started oil pulling with coconut oil instead. I decided to give…

Long ago, before refrigeration was invented, early humans preserved their food in different ways. One of the most common methods is drying meat, fruit, and vegetables under the sun. Pickling,…

From childhood, honesty is framed as a moral north star. Tell the truth. Don’t lie. Say what you mean, no matter the cost. But adult relationships quickly expose the limits…

Tramadol, a synthetic opioid, is one of the most widely prescribed pain medications in the U.S., with more than 30 million prescriptions written each year. It’s often considered “safer” than…

Jodi Jill hates flying. So when turbulence hits and her nerves start to fray, she reaches for the 50- to 75-piece kids’ jigsaw puzzle tucked inside her bag. Then she…

When you hear the word breathlessness, you might picture someone catching their breath after a quick climb. But for many adults worldwide, it’s more than a momentary lapse: Surveys show…

Olympic skimo is a spectacle. Appearing at the Games for the first time, skimo, short for ski mountaineering, grew from a long tradition of scaling mountains on skis—sometimes for hours…

Bleach has a reputation for going scorched earth on bacteria. But not everyone is comfortable with using it; bleach can interact dangerously with other common chemicals and has to be…

We don’t get much snow since we moved (or any!), but back in the day the kids loved playing outside for hours when it snowed. There’s something almost sacred about…